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Ahmed Al-Waeli – one of the most well-known Shi'a Islamic prominent clerks in the 20th century; Aga Khan IV – imam of the Nizari Ismaili tariqah of Shia Islam; Sa'id Akhtar Rizvi – well-known Twelver Shia scholar who promoted Shia Islam in East Africa; Syed Ali Akhtar Rizvi – well-known Twelver Shī'ah scholar, speaker, author ...
A traditionally-trained female scholar is referred to as ʿālimah or Shaykha. [1] The inclusion of women in university settings has increased the presence of women scholars. [ 2 ] Akram Nadwi authored the largest compilation on female Islamic scholars, titled Al-Wafa bi Asma al-Nisa , spanning over two decades and containing a repository of ...
In prayer spaces, Ismaili men and women stand side by side (in other Muslim prayer settings, the men stand in front of the women) and are not separated by any physical barrier, as is the case in most Muslim mosques. [2] Ismaili women are also permitted to lead the congregations (consisting of both men and women) in prayer. [2]
Fatima (605/15-632 CE) was daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and wife to his cousin Ali, the fourth of the Rashidun caliphs and the first Shia Imam. [1] Fatima has been compared to Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Shia Islam. [2] [3] Muhammad is said to have regarded her as the best of women [4] [5] and the dearest person to him. [6]
The concept of a marja-i taqlid (lit. source of emulation) is central to Usuli Shi'a Islam. [1] Marja-i Taqlids provide religious interpretations on matters of law and rituals. [2] [3] Ideally, the most just and knowledgeable specialist in the field of Islamic law should become recognized throughout the Muslim world as the marja-i taqlid. In ...
'mistress of the women of the worlds') is a title of Fatima (d. 632), daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She is recognized by this title and by Sayyidat Nisa' al-Janna (lit. ' mistress of the women of paradise ') in Shia and Sunni collections of hadith, including the canonical Sunni Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. [1]
Muḥammad b. Muslim al-Thaqafī al-Kūfī (died 767) Abū Mūsā Jābir ibn Hayyān (c.721 – c.815) Yunus b. 'Abd al-Rahman (723–819) Ṣafwān b. Yaḥyā al-Bajalī (died 825) Abū Aḥmad Muḥammad b. Abī ʿUmayr b. Zīyad b. ʿĪsā al-Azdī (died 832) Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Abi Nasr al-Bazanti(769–836) Hasan b. Mahbub (766–839) Al ...